Treasury Committee takes aim at ONS on labour force data

Issues with Labour Force Survey

Beth Brearley
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The Treasury Committee has warned it has major concerns about the UK's ability to set monetary and fiscal policy due to unreliable data on the labour market from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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